Senior Sustainability Consultant - IMEA

ResponsibilitiesWe are looking for a Senior Sustainability Consultant to deliver sustainability projects in the IMEA region – to be based in Riyadh or Dubai with the ability to travel domestically and internationally as needed.The successful candidate, working in conjunction with our existing experts, our Vice President of Sustainability Program Management, and CTO will be responsible for:Delivering Uptime Institute’s Sustainability Assessment on-site at client locations.Assisting clients in developing their digital infrastructure sustainability and strategy plans by delivering Uptime’s Sustainability Strategy Gap Analysis (SSGA).Developing and delivering custom sustainability advisory solutions to meet unique client needs as they arise.Support regional sales managers in business development meetings and by presenting at conferences.ExperienceThis is an important role aimed at improving our clients’ IT Estate's sustainability programs across facility operations and management, IT operations and infrastructure, and cross cutting areas such as greenhouse gas emissions and water usage. An understanding of infrastructure engineering/application engineering expertise is essential. The candidate should also have a working knowledge of IT equipment and systems; improving the efficiency and productivity of the IT infrastructure and systems will be a critical part of any sustainability strategy. Uptime is looking for individuals with 5+ years of experience with data center operations, design, or management, with a focus on driving sustainability-related projects and programs.The successful candidate will have exposure to developing and implementing sustainability programs in global organizations, with robust knowledge of technology, architectures, and related tools. Prior business experience with sustainability programs with a specific focus on ICT is required.The role holder will have detailed working knowledge of sustainability policies, trends, and regulations emerging in the IMEA region.The role holder will have a deep understanding of greenhouse gas accounting, sustainability disclosure frameworks, circular economy practices, and other common standards, frameworks, and metrics used to collect and report on sustainability programs for data centers.The role holder will possess first-hand knowledge of the Enterprise’s typical IT/ infrastructure estates and will have demonstrable experience working with IT management to successfully create and grow sustainability frameworks and capabilities within these organizations.The role holder will have specific experience in managing and or delivering sustainability-related projects with the enterprise or service provider sector in IMEA and around the world5+ years of experience developing and delivering professional services in the data center industry.The role holder will be passionate about helping the global ICT sector to reduce its environmental impact and act as a good corporate citizen.Experience interacting with regional regulatory or governmental agencies' current and emerging regulatory requirements in IMEA, and the rest of the world is a plus.